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New France (The Sovereign council (Governor (He represented the king…
New France
The Sovereign council
Governor
He represented the king (appointed by the King)
Was in charge of military defense
Dealt with their relationship with the First Nations
Intendant
Keeps the colony in good order
Tried to make it less dependent on their mother country
Tried to exploit the colony for the mother country
Bishop of Quebec
represented the catholic church
Provides spiritual and moral help and guidance
Catholics went to the clergy for making important decisions
Soldiers
They defend the colony against the Haudenosaunee and against the British
Soldiers under Frontenac
Some Soldiers fought to earn a living
Fur Traders
Coureur de Bois
Meaning runner of the woods
Traded illegally
Worked for themselves (no masters)
Merchants
Ran shops for a living
They sold imported goods from France
Sometimes bought furs from the Coureur de Bois
voyageurs
They were people from New France
Traveled between merchants and fur trade ports
Meaning traveler
The Catholic Church/Clergy
The church provided moral direction
Founded Schools,
Provided money for orphanages
Farmers
Habitants
French name: Payan (peasant)
Often owned by Seigneurs
lived on the seigneurs
Seigneurs
Mostly men from rich families but women could also be Seigneurs
Seigneurs had habitants clear the seigneurs land
Also known as landlords ho received grants from the king
They founded
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